The Secret Life of Lady Liberty

Black Madonnas

Supplemental material to the information in The Secret Life of Lady Liberty about the history of Black Madonnas. Buy this book at amazon.com.

The Secret of the Black Virgin, a documentary by Jean Donohue
This video features the commentary of our friend, Jungian analyst Ean Begg, who is featured prominently in The Secret Life of Lady Liberty. As the author of The Cult of the Black Virgin, he is considered one of the foremost authorities in the world on the Black Madonna.

“This powerful and timely portrayal of Lady Liberty includes an exploration of the artistic, cultural, and historical contexts that have informed this cultural icon. Along the way, the authors delve into much women’s history and “exhume”> long buried feminists and feminist concepts such as Republican Motherhood as women created a political role for themselves prior to woman suffrage. It also depicts how ‘The Lady’ was used as an icon in the movement for the vote. The book packs a great deal of political punch and history while explaining the symbolism of women’s role in our political life — past and present — missing from even our higher education today.”

— Edith P. Mayo, curator emeritus in Political and Women’s History, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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